Swagman Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2014 Honda CR-V S64682- Video
Today on our 2014 Honda CRV, we're doing a test fit of a Swagman G10 Platform Style 2-Bike Rack. That part number is S64682. We already have our bike secured down. We're just going to go over some features, take a few measurements and then show you how our bike is secured down. First thing I want to show you is our tilting feature because we can do this with our bike attached. We're going to lift up on our black lever here and rotate our rack away from our vehicle. more
3/20/2016 9:38:22 AM
Thule Doubletrack Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2015 Honda CR-V- Video
Today, on this 2015 Honda CR-V, we're going to take a look at the double track bicycle rack from Thule. We have our bicycle rack loaded up with our bicycle, we'll go ahead and take a look at our points of contact on it. Our main point of contact is going to be top tube of the bike here, its connected to it with a really thick pad on the hook that holds the bike down in place. Our next two points of contact will be at the bottom of the wheels. Let's look down here, see there is a ratchet strap that goes across the rim here, that has thick padding on top of it to grip different size wheels. These are removable if you need to. more
2/29/2016 9:34:49 AM
Kuat Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2015 Honda CR-V- Video
Today on our 2015 Honda CRV, we're going to be doing a test fit of the Kuat Transfer Platform Style 3-bike rack. As you can see, we've already got our row bike up here so you can see and get a general idea of what it's going to look like once you have it fully assembled and your bike in place on the back of your vehicle. First thing we're going to do, let's go ahead and get a few measurements so you know your clearances and your tolerances as you're ready to get out on the road with your bike in place. Our closest distance will be our first measurement, from the back of the bumper to the front side of the rack, at about 6-1/8". Overall distance that we've added to our vehicle with it fully extended out in that platform position is going to be about 45-1/2" to the back side here. Ground clearance at the back looks like it's going to be about 21-1/4". Now granted you get 3 bikes on there and put a little bit more weight on there, that's going to vary a little bit, but those will give you general measurements when you're starting out. more
1/18/2016 10:27:09 AM
Inno Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2015 Honda CR-V inh350- Video
Today, on our 2015 Honda CRV, we're going to be doing a test fit of the Inno hitch mounted bike carrier. As you can see, this is going to be for two bikes to be fork mounted on the back end of your vehicle. This bike rack does come with a inch and a quarter and a two inch adapter. It has your inch and a quarter shank down here for your class 1 and 2 receivers, as well as that two inch adapter for your class 3 receivers, like we have here today. It's going to attach to our receiver using an anti-rattle bolt. First off, let's go ahead and start off by getting a few measurements. Our closest distance will be our first measurement, from the front side of the rack to the back side of the bumper. more
11/2/2015 8:12:10 AM
Kuat Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2015 Honda CR-V TS02B- Video
Today on our 2015 Honda CR-V we're test fitting the Kuat Transfer. This is a platform style 2-bike rack, it's been designed for use with 1-1/4" or 2" hitches, part number on it is TS02G. As you can see, the Transfer is a really nice platform style rack with aluminum construction. One of the things that really stood out to me was how lightweight it was, really easy to get up there in the car as opposed to some of your other platform style racks that can get really, really heavy. Right down here at the bottom you've got a grey lever. Flipping that in is going to allow us to tilt the rack away from our vehicle. even with our bikes loaded, gives us plenty of room to get this rear cargo hatch open and get stuff in or out of there that we're going to need. more
9/21/2015 10:34:18 AM
Swagman Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2015 Honda CR-V s63380- Video
Today on our 2015 Honda CRV, we're going to be doing a test fit of the Swagman Trailhead Hanging Style 4-Bike Rack, part number S63380. As you can see, our rack does have 1 1/4 inch shank, as well as a 2 inch adapter, so it is compatible with your class 1, 2, and 3 receivers. The one thing you're going to need to keep in mind though is, if you do plan on using it with your class 1 receiver, that you're only going to be able to carry up to 2 bikes. You're going to need to know the weight of those bikes and your hitches weight specifications. You're class 2 and 3 receiver will both be okay with carrying all 4. Let's go ahead and get a few measurements to start it off. Our closest distance is going to be from the front side here to the back side of the bumper at about 7 inches. more
8/17/2015 4:36:59 PM
Softride Element Parallelogram Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2015 Honda CR-V- Video
Today on our 2015 Honda CRV we're going to be doing a test fit of the softride alumina parallelogram. This is going to be your hanging style Ford bike rack, part number SR26248. This rack is going to come with a 2 inch shank for your 2 inch receivers only and it's also going to attach using an anti-rattle bolt to help reduce the sway, rattle, and wobble. Let's go ahead and start off by getting a few measurements. Our closest distance will be our first measurement on the front side of the rack to the back side of the bumper at about 1-1/4 inches. Now do keep in mind this is on the furthest end setting and there is actually two bolt settings that you can place this one on so the other one will sit out further in case you have a mountain bike or something with longer handlebars. Our overall distance is going to be about 26-1/2 inches and our ground clearance is going to be about 12 and 3/8 inches. Now the nice thing about the soft ride element parallelogram, it is a hanging rack that allows you to tilt it with all your bikes on. more
8/17/2015 4:36:41 PM
Kuat NV Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2015 Honda CR-V- Video
Today on our 2015 Honda CRV we're going to be doing a test fit of the Kuat NV Platform Style 4-Bike Rack. Part #N105-107. As you can see, we've already got our bike up on our platform, so you can see what it's going to look like once you have it fully assembled and in place on the vehicle. This bike rack does come with a 2-inch shank for your 2-inch receivers only. It's only going to attach using a pin with a lock assembly to help prevent against any kind of theft or tampering. It's going to have that nice tensioner frame for anti-rattle and anti-wobble on the back. We'll go over that in a moment. First off, let's start off by getting a few measurements. more
8/17/2015 3:21:06 PM
Curt Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2015 Honda CR-V- Video
Today on our 2015 Honda CR-V we're going to be doing a test fit of the Curt Premium 4 hanging style 4 bike rack. Part number C18064. As you can see we've already got our bike up here on our cradle arm so you can see what it's going to look like, and how it's going to fit once you have it fully assembled and on the back of your vehicle. This bike rack is going to come with a two inch shank for your two inch receivers connecting to our receiver using an anti-rattle bolt. That anti-rattle bolt is going to help to reduce a lot of the sway, rattle, and wobble that you would normally have in an ordinary bike rack. As you can see it should be nice and sturdy. All right, from there let's go ahead and start off by getting a few measurements. more
8/17/2015 9:49:02 AM
Inno Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2014 Honda CR-V- Video
Today on our 2014 Honda CRV we're test fitting the Inno Tire Hold. This is a platform-style 3-bike rack. It's been designed for use with 1-1/4" or 2" hitches. The part number on it is INH305-306. The Tire Hold has a lot of great features about it, one of them being its ability to tilt away from the vehicle even with the bike loaded. Lever right down here, we'll pull on that, allow that to tilt on away. more
7/17/2015 10:46:06 AM
Yakima HoldUp Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2014 Honda CR-V- Video
Today on our 2014 Honda CRV, we're test fitting the Yakima Holdup. This is a platform-style, two-bike rack, designed to fold away from the vehicle and also fold up to the vehicle. The part number on it, Y02443. This has been designed for use in 2-inch hitches, and it uses a series of cradles and a front wheel hook. Holds the bike in place with no frame contact. Not even room contact, except for a small cam-buckle strap here near the rear. more
7/17/2015 10:41:38 AM
Swagman Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2014 Honda CR-V s64684- Video
Today on our 2014 Honda CR-V we're test fitting the Swagman Dispatch. This is a platform style 2 bike rack. It's rated for use with RV's and it's designed for use in 2" hitches, part number on it is S64684. Dispatch is going to use front and rear wheel cradles and a frame hook to hold our bikes in place. These are nice, sturdy, metal wheel cradles on each side. Each one of them are going to have a cam buckle strap. Just push in the lever and pull the strap on out and that's going to release it for you. more
7/17/2015 10:41:25 AM
SportRack Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2014 Honda CR-V- Video
Today on our 2014 Honda CRV we're test fitting the SportRack Ridge Swing. This is a swing-away-style 4-bike rack. Been designed for use in 2" hitches. The part number on it is SR2415. Now first and foremost, the swing-away feature. Let's take a look at that. more
7/17/2015 10:41:06 AM
Swagman Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2013 Honda CR-V- Video
Today we're going to be taking a look at the Swagman Original. This is a tilt away style four bike rack. It's been designed with the 2" ball mount included. Part number is S64675. Now as far as the rack capacity up here full four bikes. We've got a cradle indent location in the top here. more
7/16/2015 5:52:08 PM
Thule Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2015 Honda CR-V TH9031XT- Video
Today on our 2015 Honda CRV we're taking a look at the thule vertex swing. This is a swing away style for bike racks. It's been designed for use in two inch hitches, the part number on it is TH9031. Cool thing about the rack to start we're going to have a built in cable lock right up here in the mast. We can bring that in, plugs in right here in the back there's a small slot, then it's locked using a thule one key tumbler. When not in use we remove it and tuck it back down there in the mast until we need it later. Now probably the biggest thing you really want to see here is going to be the swing away option and how it works. more
7/16/2015 5:42:11 PM
Thule Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2015 Honda CR-V TH9029XT- Video
Today on our 2015 Honda CRV, we're taking a look at the Thule Vertex. This is a folding and tilting Ford bike rack. They designed it so we can use it with both the 1 1/4 inch and with the 2 inch hitches. Part number on it is TH9029XT. One thing that I really like about the rack, we've got a built-in cable, goes back here and it locks with the Thule one-key style tumbler. Now if you've already got a bunch of Thule accessories, you can get a tumbler and key just like those, if you don't you can start your set with that one. Now when done, we just pull that out, shove it right down in the mast, and then we can get a look at how our bike's held into place here. We've got three cradle straps, two for the top frame tube and then also one for the anti-sway. more
7/16/2015 5:41:26 PM
Swagman Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2015 Honda CR-V s64684- Video
Today on our 2015 Honda CRV we're test fitting the Swagman dispatch. As you can see, it's a platform-style 2-bike rack. It's been designed for use in 2" hitches. The part number on it is S64684. Now the Dispatch is a fixed rack. It holds our bikes in place using one front wheel strap and cradle, a rear wheel strap and cradle, and also a frame hook. more
7/13/2015 1:21:07 PM
Saris Freedom SuperClamp Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2013 Honda CR-V- Video
Today on our 2013 Honda CRV, we're doing a test fit of the Saris Freedom SuperClamp. It's a platform style 2-bike rack. It's been designed for use with 1-1/4-inch or 2-inch hitches. Part number on it is SA4025. Cool thing about the Freedom SuperClamp is the way it holds the bike on the rack. We've got a front wheel hook, a rear wheel hook, a rear wheel cradle with strap, and then a front wheel cradle, so essentially, no contact with the bike frame at all. more
7/7/2015 1:46:50 PM
Softride Element Parallelogram Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2013 Honda CR-V- Video
Today on our 2013 Honda CRV we're going to be doing a test fit on the Soft Ride Element Parallelogram. This is a tilt-away folding 4-bike rack with removable arms. Part number is SR26248. Now we can use this with 2" hitches or with 1-1/4" hitches. Really nice adaptable rack. Cool thing I really like about it: there's a t-handle. more
7/7/2015 10:32:58 AM
Yakima FullTilt Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2013 Honda CR-V- Video
Today on our 2013 Honda CRV, we're taking a look at the Yakima FullTilt. We're going to do a test fit and let you know the kind of room and things like that that we've got to work with here with the system. Pn on it is Y02462. This is a folding and tilting 4-bike rack. It'll work great whether you're using 1-1/4" or a 2" hitch. Overall, it's a nice, sturdy, heavy-duty kind of rack. more
7/7/2015 10:31:51 AM
Thule Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2013 Honda CR-V- Video
Today on our 2013 Honda CRV, we're taking a look and doing a test fit, on the Thule Vertex Swing. This is a swing away, four bike rack. It's been designed for use in two inch hitches. Part number on it is TH9031XT. Now, great thing about the vertex swing, it's ability .. Even with a full load of bikes ... more
7/6/2015 5:52:34 PM
Thule Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2013 Honda CR-V TH9029XT- Video
Today on 2013 Honda CR-V, we're doing a test fit on the Thule Vertex. This is a folding and tilting four-bike hanging-style rack. The part number on it is TH9029XT. Now this has been designed so you can use it with the inch and a quarter or with two-inch hitches, so it's nice and adaptable. We've got a feature that's been added. It's going to be a cable lock right up here at the top of the rack. more
7/6/2015 5:52:17 PM
Saris Bike Porter Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2013 Honda CR-V- Video
Today on our 2013 Honda CRV, we're test fitting the Saris Bike Porter. It's a folding and tilting, four bike rack. It's been designed for use with inch and a quarter, or with two inch hitches. Part number on it is SA404B. Now the bike porter uses two cradles in each location. They can be, kind of changed and configured however you want them. Here we're using it as a top frame cradle. more
7/6/2015 5:51:40 PM
Swagman Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2013 Honda CR-V S64684- Video
Today on our 2013 Honda CRV we're taking a look at the Swagman Dispatch. This is a platform-style 2 bike rack. It's been designed for use in 2" hitches. The part number on it is S64684. The rack's going to hold the bike in three positions. We've got one here on the front wheel, one here on the rear wheel, and then the top frame two hook. To unload the bike you press in on the cam buckle there. more
7/6/2015 5:51:25 PM
Hollywood Racks Traveler Tow n Go Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2013 Honda CR-V- Video
Today on 2013 Honda CRV, we're test fitting the Hollywood Rack's Traveler tow and go. This is a three bike rack, designed to fit right over a standard two inch ball mount. Part number on it is HR135. Here we've got it in the hidden hitch super long ball mount, this is part number 80232 but can easily fit around any two inch by two inch diameter ball mount with enough length to it. With our CRV, the bottom of our ball mount, this is a straight shank, no drop, no rise. It's going to be about twelve and a quarter inches and it's going to be about twelve and an eighth to the bottom of the tow and go. more
7/6/2015 5:46:06 PM
Kuat NV Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2014 Honda CR-V- Video
Today on our 2014 Honda CRV we're doing a test fit on the Kuat NV. This is a platform-style 4-bike rack, been designed for use in 2" hitches. The part number on it in the black and chrome is N105-107. This is also available in a gun metal gray and orange; that part number is N101-103. Now the NV's a nice bike rack, a few different reasons there. The first that a lot of people like is going to be the rear wheel strap and the front wheel hook are the only two points of contact really that we're going to have with the bike other than our front wheel cradle down low there. more
5/5/2015 5:41:41 PM
SportRack Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2013 Honda CR-V- Video
Today on our 2013 Honda CRV we're going to be doing a test fit of the Sport Rack hanging-style 3-bike rack. It's going to come with an 1-1/4" shank with a 2" adapter, as you can see the 1-1/4" there. It's going to be part number SR2403. We're going to go ahead and fit it onto our 2" shank that we have here today. Insert your shank and then line up your pinholes. Also note that this receiver has two sets of pinhole locations so you can either go further in or closer. more
4/6/2015 5:15:48 PM
Swagman XTC4 Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2013 Honda CR-V- Video
Today on our 2013 Honda CRV we're going to be doing a test fit of the Swagman XTC 4. This is going to be your platform-style 4-bike rack, and it's only going to come with a 2" shank for your 2" hitches. It's going to be part number S64665. Let's go ahead and fit it into our 2" receiver that we have here today. Once you insert it into your receiver, line up your pinholes. With your pinhole lined up, insert your anti-rattle bolt, which will look like this. Turn the key to unlock and lock, and pull it off. more
4/6/2015 5:13:50 PM
Saris Freedom SuperClamp Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2014 Honda CR-V- Video
Today on our 2014 Honda CRV we will be test fitting the Saris Freedom Superclamp platform-style 2-bike rack. That's part number SA4025. This can be used for either 1-1/4" or 2" hitches. We've got a 2" hitch here today so we can go ahead and begin by inserting our shank into our receiver. Now we'll line our pinholes up. That looks pretty good. more
2/6/2015 10:34:53 AM
Saris Freedom Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2014 Honda CR-V- Video
Today on our 2014 Honda CRV we will be test fitting the Saris Freedom tilting platform-style 4-bike rack. That's part number SA4414B. This is for 2" hitches so we've got a 2" hitch here today. We can go ahead and begin by inserting our shank into our receiver. We'll line up our pinholes. That actually looks pretty good. more
1/28/2015 5:45:53 PM
Saris Thelma Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2014 Honda CR-V- Video
Today on our 2014 Honda CRV, we'll be test fitting the Saris Thelma Platform Style 3 Bike Rack, that's part number SA4239B. This can be used for either 1 1/4 or 2 inch hitches. We've got a 2 inch hitch here today, we can go ahead and begin by inserting our shank through our receiver, we'll line up our pin holes, all right then we'll take our anti rattle bolt, it's included with this bike rack, start threading that through and we'll take our socket wrench and tighten that the rest of the way down. Nice thing about this anti rattle bolt it's going to help reduce the play and the wobble within our hitch and our bike rack as you can see there. We'll put our clip in place and then we can take a few measurements. Starting with our nearest point looks like it's going to be from here to our bumper and that's going to be about 4 inches away. Overall we've added about 13 1/2 inches to our vehicle and for our ground clearance looks like about 13 1/2 inches right here. more
1/27/2015 3:53:22 PM
Saris Freedom SuperClamp Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2015 Honda CR-V- Video
Today on our 2015 Honda CRV, we'll be test fitting the Saris Freedom Super Clamp Platform Style 2 Bike Rack, that's part number SA4025. This can be used for either 1 1/4 or 2 inch hitches. We've got an 1 1/4 hitch here today. We can go ahead and begin by inserting our shank into our receiver, we'll line up our pin holes. That looks pretty good and then we'll take our included anti rattle bolt and lock and start threading that through and once we get that hand tightened, we'll take our socket wrench and finish tightening that the rest of the way down. Nice thing about this anti rattle bolt it's going to help reduce the wobble and the play within our hitch and our bike rack as you can see there. more
1/26/2015 11:31:17 AM
SportRack Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2015 Honda CR-V SR2403- Video
Today on our 2015 Honda CRV we will be test fitting the Sport Rack tilting 3-bike rack. That's part number SR2403. This can be used for either 1-1/4" or 2" hitches. We've got an 1-1/4" receiver here today so we can go ahead and begin inserting our shank into our receiver. We'll line our pinholes up. Once we get those lined up we'll take our included anti-rattle bolt and start threading that through. more
1/26/2015 11:09:32 AM
Saris Thelma Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2015 Honda CR-V- Video
Today on our 2015 Honda CRV we'll be test fitting the Saris Thelma Platform-style Three Bike Rack. That's part number SA4239B. This can be used for either 1 1/4 or 2-inch hitches. We've got an 1 1/4 inch one here today. We can go ahead and begin by inserting our shank into our receiver. We'll line up our pin holes. more
1/26/2015 11:08:12 AM
Thule Hitching Post Pro Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2005 Honda CR-V- Video
Today on our 2005 Honda CRV we're going to be doing a test fit on the Thule Hitching Post Pro. This is tilting and folding 4-bike rack. It's been designed for use with an 1-1/4" or 2" hitches. Part number on it is TH934XTR. To begin our test fit we just slide the shank of the rack right into the receiver tube of our hitch. We need to line up our threaded pinhole with our hitch pinhole. Once we have those in line we'll take the provided bolt and we're going to start threading this in. more
10/15/2014 9:39:13 AM
Saris Bike Porter Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2005 Honda CR-V- Video
Today on our 2005 Honda CRV we're going to be doing a test fit on the Saris Bike Porter. This is a folding and tilting 4-bike rack. It's been designed for use with 1-1/4" or 2" hitches. The part number is SA404B. This is also available in a 2-bike configuration. That part number is SA402B. To begin our test fit we just slide the shank of the rack into the receiver tube of our hitch. more
10/15/2014 9:29:42 AM
Yakima FullTilt Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2011 Honda CR-V- Video
Today on our 2011 Honda CRV we're going to do a test fit on the Yakima FullTilt. This is a folding and tilting 4-bike rack they've designed it for use with 1-1/4" or 2" hitches. The part number on it is Y02462. Now we also have this available in a 5-bike version if you'd prefer. That part number is Y02463. Now to begin our test fit we're just going to slide the shank of the rack into the receiver tube of our hitch. As you can see, you will want to help guide the silver portion in; that's the anti-rattle device. more
9/25/2014 9:31:10 AM
Swagman Titan Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2011 Honda CR-V- Video
Today on our 2011 Honda CRV we're going to be doing a test fit on the Swagman Titan. Now this is a folding, tilting 4-bike rack. It's been designed for use with 1-1/4" or 2" hitches. The part number on it is S63410. To begin our test fit we slide the shank of our rack into the receiver tube of our hitch. We'll then line up our threaded pinhole with our hitch pinhole. With those in line we can take our standard anti-rattle bolt, which is provided, and we're going to thread this through. more
9/24/2014 8:34:19 PM
Softride Dura Parallelogram Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2011 Honda CR-V- Video
Today on our 2011 Honda CRV we're going to be doing a test fit on the Softride Dura Parallelogram. This is a tilting-style 4-bike rack. It's begin designed for use with 2" hitches as well as 1-1/4". The part number on it is SR26247. The Dura Parallelogram has two threaded holes located on the passenger side. For today's test fit I'm going to be using that first hole. I'll want to begin by placing the rack into the receiver tube of our hitch. more
9/24/2014 8:32:37 PM
Saris Thelma Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2011 Honda CR-V- Video
Today on our 2011 Honda CRV we're going to be doing a test fit of the Saris Thelma. This is a platform-style folding 3-bike rack. They've designed it so you can use it with 1-1/4" or 2" hitches. The part number on it is SA4239B. Now to begin our test fit we're just going to slide the shank of the rack right into the receiver tube of our hitch. We need to line up our threaded hole with our hitch pinhole. Those in line, we'll have a anti-rattle bolt; we'll need to thread this through until we have it hand tight. more
9/24/2014 8:30:46 PM
Saris Freedom SuperClamp Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2011 Honda CR-V- Video
Today on our 2011 Honda CRV we're going to be doing a test fit on the Saris Freedom Superclamp. This is a platform-style 2-bike. Been designed to hold the bike onto the rack with no frame contact at all. It's been designed also for use with 1-1/4" or 2" hitches. The part number on it is SA4025. To begin the test fit we're just going to slide the shank of the rack into the receiver tube of our hitch. We're then going to line up our threaded hole with our hitch pinhole. more
9/24/2014 8:26:27 PM
Saris Freedom Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2011 Honda CR-V- Video
Today on our 2011 Honda CRV, we're going to be doing a test on the Saris Freedom. This is a platform style four bike, folding and tilting rack. It's been designed for use with 2" hitches. It's part number is SA4414B. Now to begin the test fit, we're just going to slide the shank of the Freedom right into the receiver tube of our hitch. As we do this we'll line up our threaded hole with our hitch pin hole. As we have those lined up we'll take our provided anti-rattle bolt. more
9/24/2014 8:20:34 PM
Saris Bike Porter Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2011 Honda CR-V- Video
Today on our 2011 Honda CR-V we're going to do a test fit on the Saris Bike Porter. This is a folding and tilting 4-bike rack. They designed it so we can use it with inch and a quarter or 2-inch hitches. The part number on it is SA404B. This also comes in a 2-bike version if you'd prefer that. The part number on that is SA402B. To begin our test fit, we'll just slide the shank of the rack into the receiver tube of our hitch. more
9/24/2014 8:17:39 PM
Kuat NV Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2011 Honda CR-V- Video
Today on our 2011 Honda CRV, we're going to be doing a test fit on the Kuat NV. This is a platform style, folding and tilting, four bike rack. They've designed for use in 2 inch hitches. The part number on it is N105-107. This is also available in a gunmetal gray and orange. It's part number N101-103. To begin our test fit, we just slide the shank of the rack into the receiver tube of our hitch. more
9/24/2014 6:52:52 PM
Saris Thelma 3 Bike Rack Review - 2013 Honda CR-V- Video
Today on our 2013 Honda CRV, well be test fitting the Saris Thelma, a platform style 3 bike rack for 1-1/4 and 2 inch hitches, part number SA4239B. To begin our test fit, well slide the shank of the bike rack into the receiver tube of our hitch. Well line up our pin holes, thread in our anti-rattle bolt and tighten it down with a wrench. In this position, youll have about 12 inches worth of ground clearance. The closest point of the rack to the back of the vehicle will be about 4 inches and overall were adding about 11-1/2 inches to our vehicle. By removing the gold pin at the base of the rack, we can tilt it into its loading position. As you can see, in this position, we do have full access to our rear hatch. Lets go over a couple measurements. more
2/26/2014 3:05:37 PM
Saris Cycle-On 2 Bike Rack Review - 2013 Honda CR-V- Video
Today on our 2013 Honda CRV we're going to be test fitting the Saris Cycle-On, a platform-style 2 Bike Rack for 2 inch hitches, Part Number SA4024. To begin our test fit we'll slide the shank of our bike rack into the receiver tube of our hitch. We'll then line up our pin holes, thread in our anti-rattle bolt and secure it with a wrench. In this position, we'll have about 11 3/4 inches worth of ground clearance. The closest point of the rack to the back of our CRV is about 10 inches. We're adding about 17 1/2 inches to the overall length of the vehicle. One thing we've noticed with this fit is that you do have the ability to open the rear hatch with the bike rack in this stored position. more
2/26/2014 3:04:01 PM
Saris Axis 3 Bike Rack Review - 2013 Honda CR-V- Video
Today on our 2013 Honda CR-V, well be test fitting the Saris Axis, a tilting 3 bike rack for 1-1/4" and 2" hitches, part number SA843B. To begin our test fit, well slide the shank of the bike rack into the receiver tube of our hitch. Well then line up our pin holes and thread in our anti-rattle bolt. We can then secure this by tightening it with a wrench. In this position, we have about 12-1/4 worth of ground clearance. The closest point of the rack to the back of our vehicle is about 6-1/2, and overall, were adding about 15 to the length of the CR-V. Lifting the yellow levers on the top of the rack, allow us to extend our dual-cradle arms. Well lift the lever, slide the arm towards the middle, lift it, aligning it with the appropriate slot, moving it back towards the outside, and then securing it with the lever. When setting our arms, well want to be sure that we have them level or slightly inclined. more
2/26/2014 3:02:16 PM
SportRack Hitch Platform 4 Bike Rack Review - 2011 Honda CR-V- Video
Today on our 2011 Honda CR-V, we'll be test fitting the SportRack Four Bike Rack for two inch hitches, part number SR2902. To begin our test fit, we'll slide the shank of our bike rack into the receiver tube of the hitch, line up the pin hole and thread in our anti-rattle bolt, tightening it with a wrench and installing the clip on the other side. Now we'll go over a few clearance of measurements. We have about 20 inches of ground clearance. The closest point of the bike rack to the rear of our CR-V is about 7-1/2 inches. We've added about 44 inches to the overall length of our Honda CR-V. more
8/23/2013 6:55:15 AM
Kuat NV Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Honda CR-V- Video
Today on our 2013 Honda CRV, we'll be test fitting the Kuat NV aluminum, platform-style, 2-bike rack for a 2" hitch, part number N101. To begin our test fit, we'll slide the shank of the carrier into the receiver tube of the hitch, line up the pin hole, and install our pin and lock. At the rear of the shank, we'll tighten the hand knob to engage our anti-rattle device and secure our bike rack to our vehicle. Now we'll go over some clearance measurements. With the bike carrier in the folded position, we have about 12" of ground clearance. The closest point of the carrier to the rear of our CRV is about 5". more
7/8/2013 2:36:29 AM
Thule Helium Aero Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2012 Honda CR-V- Video
Today on our 2012 Honda CR-V, we'll be test fitting the Thule Helium Aero 2 Bike Carrier for inch and a quarter and two inch hitches, part number TH9042. To begin our test fit, we'll slide the shank of the adapter into the receiver tube of our hitch, line up the pinhole and allow the attached pin to fall into place. Then we'll move to the rear of the shank and use the hand knob to secure our bike rack to our vehicle and to engage our anti-rattle device. Now we'll go over a few key measurements. We have about 13 inches of ground clearance. We've added about 16 inches to the overall length of our Honda CR-V. We'll pull the lever at the base of the mast to allow our carrier to tilt away from our vehicle. more
6/13/2013 8:12:43 AM
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